Emre Amasyalı
Juan de la Cierva Postdoctoral Fellow
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Biography
Emre Amasyali is a social sciences researcher specializing in the analysis of the dynamics of nation-building and their long-term effects on ethnic group relations, conflict, and socio-political change. His work offers a comparative perspective on the consequences of Western (e.g., British, French) and non-Western (Ottoman Empire) models of nation- and empire-building. By integrating Geographic Information System (GIS) tools, quantitative methods, and archival research with traditional qualitative analysis, he employs innovative methodologies to advance historical and comparative studies. Emre holds a PhD from McGill University, where his research and teaching earned multiple awards for excellence, and a Master’s degree from the University of Oxford. Currently, he serves as a Juan de la Cierva Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) and is a Postdoctoral Researcher for the ERC-funded ETHNICGOODS project. Currently, he is working on a series of collaborative research articles that explore topics such as post-Soviet nation-building policies, language grievances and ethnic conflict, and the pitfalls of anachronism in social science.
Background and education
- (2021) PhD in Sociology, McGill University
- (2012) MSc in Sociology, University of Oxford
- (2011) BA (Honors) in Political Studies and History , Queen's University
Awards
- 2021. McGill University, Arts Insights Dissertation Award for the Social Sciences and Humanities. Enlace
- 2017-2019. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Doctoral Award. Enlace
- 2017. McGill University, Arts Graduate Student Teaching Award. Enlace
- 2016. Association for the Study of Nationalities, Doctoral Student Paper Award. Enlace
- 2015. Oswald Hall Prize in Sociology. Enlace
Professional memberships & affiliations
- The Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism (ASEN)
- American Sociological Association (ASA)
- American Political Science Association (APSA)
- Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN)
Research
Research interests
- Nationalism
- Legacies of Empire
- Historical Development
- Historical Sociology
- Political Sociology
IBEI Research Clusters
Research projects
Selected publications
- 2025.What Do We Need “Agency” for? A Critical Analysis of Reasons for the Use of “Agency” in Sociology.In:
Dahms, H.F. (Ed.)
.The Future of Agency (Current Perspectives in Social Theory, Vol. 41).Leeds:Emerald Publishing Limited,pp: 15-41.Link - 2025.Why Do We Need to Discuss Agency.In:
Dahms, H.F. (Ed.)
.The Future of Agency (Current Perspectives in Social Theory, Vol. 41).Leeds:Emerald Publishing Limited,pp: 117-125.Link - 2025.What Do We Use “Agency” for? A Critical Empirical Examination of Its Uses in the Sociological Literature.In:
Dahms, H.F. (Ed.)
.The Future of Agency (Current Perspectives in Social Theory, Vol. 41).Leeds:Emerald Publishing Limited,pp: 43-75.Link - 2022.War as the catalyst of nationalism, or, the demise of the Habsburg, Romanov and Ottoman empires.Thesis Eleven,173(1):3–23Link
- 2022.Indigenous Responses to Protestant Missionaries: Educational Competition and Economic Development in Ottoman Turkey.European Journal of Sociology,63(1):39-86.Link
- 2022.Protestant Missionary Education and the Diffusion of Women’s Education in Ottoman Turkey: A Historical GIS Analysis.Social Science History,1-50.Link
- 2021.The colonial origins of ethnic warfare: Re-examining the impact of communalizing colonial policies in the British and French Empires.International Journal of Comparative Sociology,62 (2):141-165Link
- 2021.Communalizing Colonial Policies and Postcolonial Ethnic Warfare: A Multimethod Analysis of the British Empire.European Journal of Sociology,1-43.Link
- 2020.Missionary Influence and Nationalist Reactions: The Case of Armenian Ottomans.Nationalities Papers,49 (3):523-541Link